BambooBamboo is a fibrous plant that has been cultivated for thousands of years in Asia. In the textile manufacturing sector this fibre is a subject of contention. Many manufacturers offer textiles made from bamboo fibre, but these mainly consist of viscose, a chemical fibre derived from bamboo cellulose. In its pure state this relatively brittle natural material has only a limited scope of application. Why choose sustainable bamboo? This is a very rapidly renewable fibre: it can grow up to a metre a day and produces more oxygen than any other plant on Earth. It produces four times as much recyclable wood as oak, for example.